Goutam Deb steps down as Siliguri mayor, adding to TMC exodusTrinamool Congress faces a significant leadership crisis. Senior leaders Goutam Deb and Jyoti Priya Mallick have resigned from their posts....
19 Jun, 2026, 03.27 PM IST
Supreme Court issues notice to CBSE on plea to declare Class 12 improvement examination resultThe SC has taken up a case involving a Saudi Arabian student. He seeks his Class 12 improvement exam results from the CBSE. The court has i...
08 Jun, 2026, 03.03 PM IST
Heat, humidity of India's monsoon could extend summer heat stress as climate warms: Recent StudyIndia faces a growing threat of extreme heat stress. A recent study reveals that with a 2-degree Celsius global warming, the monsoon season...
08 Jun, 2026, 01.55 PM IST
Bearish move or buying opportunity? Geojit's Anand James on Nifty levels and top stocks to watchMarket volatility surged following a late-Friday sell-off, with MSCI rebalancing and global cues cited as triggers. Geojit Financial Servic...
01 Jun, 2026, 09.00 AM IST
India races to secure fertilisers as crucial sowing season approaches amid war disruptionsIndia is seeking to boost its fertiliser reserves for the upcoming kharif sowing season by floating tenders for 1.7 million tonnes of urea ...
27 May, 2026, 08.08 PM IST
Macro, the Mightiest: Why India’s biggest macro variable still falls from the skyThe 2026 monsoon comes with a clear warning: Rainfall is forecast at 92% of the long-period average, with higher-than-usual probability of ...
24 May, 2026, 06.11 PM IST
El Nino threat: Centre rolls out kharif contingency plan to shield cropsAgriculture ministry has directed states to prepare district-wise crop strategies, and promote short-duration crops such as pulses, certain...
23 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Biggest ever Super El Niño may be coming next month and it could be worse than the 1877 disaster that killed millions in India and ChinaForecasters warn a powerful Super El Niño, similar to the one causing the 1876-1878 famine, could develop in 2026. This event is linked to ...
15 May, 2026, 03.33 PM IST
Good monsoon will provide a fillip to two-wheelers sales: Sundeep Kumar Bafna, Fortpoint Group MDIn a chat with ET Now Sundeep Kumar said that good monsoon prediction would revive two-wheelers sale, but the effect of last two years bad ...
21 Apr, 2016, 11.04 AM IST
Water crisis looms as dearth of rains dries up reservoirsThe water situation in parts of the country has reached alarming proportion after an extended period of deficit rain, including two consecu...
29 Mar, 2016, 04.14 AM IST
CSE rings alarm bell on country's 'agrarian crisis'India's agrarian crisis is now reaching its tipping point due to "vague" government policies, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said
24 Jun, 2015, 11.07 PM IST
- With fear of rising food prices, policymakers keenly wait for monsoons
With 70% of population depending on farms directly or indirectly for a living, & fears of rising food prices, monsoon is keenly watched by ...
07 Jul, 2014, 04.16 AM IST
Crisil warns of El Nino impact on growth; pegs GDP at 5.2%An El Nino occurs when the Equatorial Pacific waters become unusually warm. It can change ocean and wind currents across the globe.
04 Mar, 2014, 05.28 PM IST
- Deficit monsoon to impact loan re-payment: SBI chief
SBI today sounded a note of caution saying that failure of monsoon will not only affect the economy but also banks' re-paying capacity.
28 Jul, 2012, 05.56 PM IST
- India frets over stalled monsoon
No one is saying the words "bad monsoon" yet, but the slow advance of India's crucial rainy season is being followed anxiously after a dry ...
04 Jul, 2010, 10.42 AM IST
- Will weak monsoon hit GDP, fuel inflation?
The meteorological department has admitted that 2009 will certainly be a drought year with total rainfall during June 1-August 12 at just a...
17 Aug, 2009, 04.52 AM IST
- Monsoon on course, say experts
Even as the government prepares to put in place measures to insulate the country against the possibility of monsoon failure and its consequ...
14 Jun, 2007, 03.09 AM IST